Toolkit does not use configuration file

[dennispost]

It seems to be the case that the Eclipse toolkit does not use the configuration file located at ~/.aws/config. Only credentials configured in ~/.aws/credentials are used.

Therefore using a specific role configured as role_arn=arn:aws:iam::123456789123:role/RoleName is not possible. On CLI it is possible to use such config profiles.

Config file:

[profile myProfile]
role_arn=arn:aws:iam::123456789123:role/RoleName
region=eu-central-1
source_profile=myCredentialProfile

Credentials file:

[myCredentialProfile]
aws_access_key_id=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
aws_secret_access_key=******************************************

[zhangzhx]

Thanks for calling out this feature request. Yes you are right, the AWS Toolkit for Eclipse doesn't support the AWS CLI's ~/.aws/config file for profiles with assume role. We'll add this to our backlog and let you know once this feature is out.

[swaroop477]

This is really important and needed. Hope it would be developed and delivered as soon as possible. waiting for it ..

[agutierrezl]

Any news on this? This also needed for my team as well

[sergiolecuona]

Also needed here, any feedback about this issue?

[eschulma]

We also need this.

[anaelsh]

Found a solution! Apparently it works if you add "source_profile" and "role_arn" into the desired profile in the credentials file.

Taking the example from the original post, this is a working example (tested for both AWS toolkit for Eclipde and VSCode) :

Credentials file:

[myCredentialProfile]
aws_access_key_id=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
aws_secret_access_key=******************************************
role_arn=arn:aws:iam::123456789123:role/RoleName
source_profile=globalCredentialsprofile

[globalCredentialsprofile]
aws_access_key_id=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
aws_secret_access_key=******************************************

EDIT: After checking, I believe you don't even need the "aws_access_key_id" and "aws_secret_access_key" in the profile that contains the "role_arn" and the "source_profile"